THIRD RACE 3.12

from Wincanton Racecard - Saturday 18th February

by Weatherbys

THE JENNINGSBET KINGWELL

The Wincanton Jennings Bet Kingwell

HURDLE RACE (CLASS 1)

(Grade 2) (GBB RACE)

for four yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £70000

Owners Prize Money. 1st £31934, 2nd £13055, 3rd £6524, 4th £3262. (Penalty Value £41608)

Leading course trainer (17-22): P Nicholls (80 wins from 293 runners, 27%) runs KNAPPERS HILL

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): P Nicholls (10 wins from 50 runners, 20%) runs KNAPPERS HILL

Fancy That: P Nicholls won this race in 2013 and 2019 The stable runs KNAPPERS HILL today.

Longest Traveller: GLOBAL CITIZEN trained by B Pauling, Naunton, 84 miles.

1 KNAPPERS HILL (IRE) (48) 011-114 CD

Br B g Valirann (FR) - Brogella (IRE) Bryony Frost J

O Mr P K Barber and Mr P J Vogt Paul Nicholls, Ditcheat T

B Ronnie O’Neill Morson Group S

TIMEFORM VIEW Enhanced good strike-rate when taking the Grade 2 Elite over C&D in November but he was 8 lengths behind the reopposing FirstStreetwhenabelow-formfourthintheRelkeelatCheltenham(21/2m)onNewYear’sDay.Needstogetbacktohisbest.

2 FIRST STREET (GB) (48) 1325-13

Br B g Golden Horn - Ladys First James Bowen J

O Lady Bamford & Alice Bamford Nicky Henderson, Lambourn T

B Lady Bamford Unibet S

TIMEFORM VIEWMightyeffortsinBetfairandCountyHurdleslasttermandresumedwithawinintheGerryFeildenatNewbury(2m)inNovember Evenbetterform whenthird(KnappersHillandILikeToMoveItbehind)inGrade2RelkeelatCheltenham(21/2m)onNewYear’sDay.Leadingclaims.

3 I LIKE TO MOVE IT (GB) (48) 1520-16 CD BF 6 11-8

HHHHH BHA152

Br B g Trans Island - Nobratinetta (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies J

O Anne-Marie & Jamie Shepperd Nigel Twiston-Davies, Cheltenham T

B Mr & Mrs J. Dawson Courtiers Investment Services Limited S

TIMEFORM VIEWSmart novice hurdler last season and took it up another notch when impressively winning the Greatwood over 2m at Cheltenham on his reappearance in November DisappointingbehindFirstStreetandKnappersHillinRelkeeltherenexttimebutcouldgetbackontheupreturnedtotheminmumtrip

4 GLOBAL CITIZEN (IRE) (126) 0231-P0

11 11-4

HHHII BHA152

Br B g Alkaadhem - Lady Willmurt (IRE) Tom Bellamy J

O The Megsons Ben Pauling, Naunton T B Martin Byrne Fitzdares S TIMEFORMVIEWSmartfront-runninghurdler/chaserwholandedGrandAnnualatCheltenhamingutsyfashioninMarch.WellbeateninaWorcester handicapchaseandanAmericanGrade1hurdleonhisreturnintheautumn.Bestwatchedbackfrom4monthsoff

Stewards Note:

I LIKE TO MOVE IT: Following its run on 1/1/2023 it was reported that the trainer could not explain the poor run.

Probable S.P’s: 6-4 First Street (GB), 9-4 Knappers Hill (IRE), 5-2 I Like To Move It (GB), 40-1 Global Citizen (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

FIRST STREET had Knappers Hill and I Like To Move It behind him in the Relkeel at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day and is taken to conﬁrm his superiority over that pair and provide Nicky Henderson with a second win in this Grade 2 contest.